 | Washington Irving - 1849 - 1154 páginas
...To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in heaven. And, as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way." CHAPTEB XXV. DINNER AT BICKERSTAFF'S. — HIPFERNAN AND HIS IMPECCNIOSITT. — KE!«RICK'S El'IORAM.... | |
 | Walter McLeod - 1850 - 170 páginas
...virtue's side; But in his duty prompt, at every call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt, for all: And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt...down, the trembling wretch to raise, And his last faltering accents whisper'd praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1850 - 318 páginas
...tempt its new fledg'd offspring to the sides; He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds and led the way. Beside the bed...came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last falt'ring accents whisper'd praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith, Sir James Prior - 1850 - 558 páginas
...tempt its new-flcdg'd offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed...came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last faltering accents whisper'd praise. Truth from his lips prevail'd with double sway, And fools, who... | |
 | 1850 - 806 páginas
...— ••' But in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept. he pray M and felt fox all; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way." One more remark, one other brief quotation, and we quit this most fascinating poem, which nestles deeper... | |
 | 1850 - 604 páginas
...these, — " But in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept, he pray'd and felt for all ; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way." One more remark, one other brief quotation, and we quit this most fascinating poem, which nestles deeper... | |
 | 1850 - 704 páginas
...Pastor, express, in elegant verse, and beautiful poetry, * what every minister should exemplify : " And as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way." What multitudes the patriarchs, prophets, and apostles, "allured" to heaven ; and did so, because "... | |
 | George Croly - 1850 - 442 páginas
...for all : And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-fledged offspring to the slues, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured...life was la'id, And sorrow, guilt, and pain by turns dismayed, The reverend champion stood. At his control Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul... | |
 | 1850 - 458 páginas
...shalt rest, that thine ox and thine ass may rest." CHAPTER V. — THE VILLAGE PASTOR. " And, as the bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-fledged...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way." that He, who dwelleth in the high and holy place, would condescend to fill that house also with his... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1851 - 476 páginas
...wept, he pray d and felt, for all; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-8edged offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reproved...struggling soul ; Comfort came down the trembling wrelch to raise, And his last faltering accents whisper'd praise. J '-.- At church, with meek and unaffected... | |
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Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings lean'd to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt for all ; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-fledged offspring... 
